GitHub PR Creation Skill

GitHub PR Creation

Creates Pull Requests with task validation, test execution, and Conventional Commits formatting.

Quick Start

# 1. Verify GitHub CLI
gh --version && gh auth status

# 2. Gather information
git log develop..HEAD --oneline
git diff develop --stat
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

# 3. Run project tests
make test  # or: pytest, npm test

# 4. Create PR
gh pr create --title "..." --body "..." --base develop --label feature

Core Workflow

1. Verify Environment

gh --version && gh auth status

If not installed: brew install gh then gh auth login

2. Confirm Target Branch

Always ask user:

I'm about to create a PR from [current-branch] to [target-branch]. Is this correct?
- feature branch → develop (90% of cases)
- develop → master/main (releases)

3. Gather Information

# Current branch
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

# Commits since base branch
git log [base-branch]..HEAD --oneline

# Files changed
git diff [base-branch] --stat

# Remote tracking status
git status -sb

4. Search for Task Documentation

Look for task files in these locations:

.kiro/specs/*/tasks.md
docs/specs/*/tasks.md
specs/*/tasks.md
Any tasks.md in project root

5. Analyze Commits

For each commit, identify:

Type: feat, fix, refactor, docs, test, chore, ci, perf, style
Scope: component/module affected (kebab-case)
Task references: look for task X.Y, Task X, #X.Y patterns
Breaking changes: exclamation mark (!) or BREAKING CHANGE in body

6. Run Tests

Detect and run project tests:

Makefile: make test
package.json: npm test
Python: pytest

Tests MUST pass before creating PR.

7. Determine PR Type

| Branch Flow | PR Type | Title Prefix | |-------------|---------|--------------| | feature/* → develop | Feature | feat(scope): | | fix/* → develop | Bugfix | fix(scope): | | hotfix/* → main | Hotfix | hotfix(scope): | | develop → main | Release | release: | | refactor/* → develop | Refactoring | refactor(scope): |

8. Generate PR Content

Title format: <type>(<scope>): <description>

Type: dominant commit type (feat > fix > refactor)
Scope: most common scope from commits (kebab-case)
Description: imperative, lowercase, no period, max 50 chars

Body structure:

## Summary
- Key change 1
- Key change 2

## Changes
- List of specific changes

## Test Plan
- [ ] Unit tests passing
- [ ] Integration tests passing
- [ ] Manual testing done

## Related
- Refs: Task N, Issue #X

9. Suggest Labels

| Commit Type | Labels | |-------------|--------| | feat | feature, enhancement | | fix | bug, bugfix | | refactor | refactoring, tech-debt | | docs | documentation | | ci | ci/cd | | security | security |

Check available labels: gh label list

10. Create PR

Show content to user first, then:

gh pr create --title "[title]" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
[body content]
EOF
)" --base [base_branch] --label [labels]

Information Gathering Checklist

Before generating PR, ensure you have:

[ ] Current branch name
[ ] Base branch confirmed with user
[ ] List of commits with types and scopes
[ ] Files changed summary
[ ] Task documentation (if exists)
[ ] Test results (must pass)
[ ] Available labels in repo

Important Rules

NEVER modify repository files (read-only analysis)
ALWAYS confirm target branch with user
ALWAYS run tests before creating PR
ALWAYS show PR content for approval before creating
NEVER create PR without user confirmation
ALWAYS use HEREDOC for body to preserve formatting

Related Skills

git-commit - Commit message format and conventions
pr-merge - For merging existing PRs
pr-review - For handling PR review comments

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